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🌱 Data center restrictions proposed for Hidden Valley Lake area
Hidden Valley Lake, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Hidden Valley Lake! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Data center restrictions proposed for Hidden Valley Lake area
- Why Lake County's ballot count takes longer
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 70, low: 52.
- Friday: Windy and cooler with rain, with a high of 60 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Middletown Area Town Hall to discuss data center protections, energy policy at Nov. 12 meeting (lakeconews.com) — Proposed data center restrictions covering Hidden Valley Lake will come before the Middletown Area Town Hall on Thursday, Nov. 12. The advisory council will discuss asking county supervisors to pause approvals while energy protections are developed, with a permanent ban as a longer-term goal. The public meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at Middletown's library, with remote participation available. 
• Lake County Elections Office underfunded, but meets deadlines (lakeconews.com) — Lake County's ballot count stood around 35% complete after last week's election, but its elections office says it continues to meet deadlines. Staff are working long hours in cramped quarters with limited equipment, while California's ballot-verification requirements add processing time. Supervisors denied a request for more staff, equipment and potentially new space after the 2024 election.
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Neighbors, we hit a big milestone: 1,500 miles of powerlines moved underground.
One clear purpose: safety. PG&E reached its 1,500th mile in October, since the program began in 2021. That’s like a trench from San Francisco to… (Nextdoor ) - 🎉 Congratulations to our October giveaway winner, Ray C.!
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🗞 Nearby News
Middletown
- Kelseyville Future Farmers of America take pumpkin trophy (record-bee.com)
Lower Lake
- Give the Gift of Wine Brings Lake County to the Holiday Table (wineindustryadvisor.com)
Clearlake
- Clearlake Council approves senior center ad hoc committee (record-bee.com)
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